Contradictions of the Qur'an

1. How many angels were talking to Mary?In Sura 3:42, 45 SEVERAL angels appear to Mary in the annunciation of the birth of Jesus. In Sura 19:17-21 only ONE angel appears to the virgin Mary.

2. Allah's day is equal to how many human years?In Sura 22:47 and 32:5 Allah's day is equal to 1,000 human years.In Sura 70:4, Allah's day is equal to 50,000 human years.3. How many garden's are there in paradise?In Sura 41:30 and 57:21 there is said to be only one garden in Paradise.In Sura 18:31, 22:23, 25:33, and 78:32 there are many gardens in Paradise. 4.How many groups will there be at the last judgement?Sura 56:7 says there will be three distinct groups of people at the Last Judgment.Sura 90:18-19 and 99:6-8 say there will be two distinct groups at the Last Judgment.

5. Who takes people's souls at death?Sura 32:11 The angel of deathSura 47:27 The angels (plural)Sura 39:42 "It is Allah that takes the souls at death"

6. How many wings do angels have?Sura 35:1 Angels have 2, 3, or 4 pairs of wingsThe angel Gabriel had 600 wings. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 455)

7. How many days did Allah need to destroy the people of Aad?Sura 54:19 - One daySura 41:16 & 69:6,7 - several days

8. How many days did creation take?Sura 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 all clearly state that God created "the heavens and the earth" in six days. Sura 41:9-12, the detailed description of the creation procedure, add up to eight days.

9. Which was created first, the heavens or the earth?Sura 2:29 says the earth was created first and then heaven.Sura 49:27-30 says the heaven was created first and then the earth was created.

10. Heaven and earth ripped apart or called together?Sura 41:11 states that in the process of creation heaven and earth were first apart and are called to come together.Sura 21:30 states that they were originally one piece and then ripped apart.

11. Does Allah forgive shirk?Sura 4:48, 116NoSura 4:153, 25:68-71 Yes

12. Moses and the InjilJesus was born more than 1,000 years after Moses Sura 7:157 Allah speaks to Moses about what is written in the Injil (the book given to Jesus)

13. Who brings the revelation from Allah to Muhammad?Sura 2:97 - The Angel GabrielSura 16:102 - The Holy SpiritSurah 18:89-98 says Alexander the Great was a devout Muslim and lived to a ripe old age.

14.Alexander the GreatHistorical records show that Alexander the Great died young at 33 years of age. He believed he was divine and forced others to recognize him as such. In India on the Hyphasis River Alexander erected twelve altars to twelve Olympian gods.

15. Ezra the son of GodSurah 9:30 says the Jews believe that Ezra is the Son of God - the Messiah.This has never been a tenet of Judaism.

16. The Golden CalfSurah 20:90-100 says a Samaritan helped the Israelites build the golden calf, and it mooed after coming out of the fire.Samaritans did not exist as a people until at least 1000 years after the time of Moses and the Israelite exodus from Egypt.